Sign in to view your email alerts and activity

Sign in

To view your email alerts and activity.
We will send you an email to confirm your email address.

Fundraising Manager - 3-4 hours per week

300 Blankets
Logo for 300 Blankets

Are you an experienced Fundraising Manager with 3-4 hours per week available to help an incredible charity reach and support even more people in our community every week?

300 Blankets is a not for profit, volunteer-run charity, dedicated to supporting people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Victoria.

We are seeking an experienced Fundraising Manager who can help us raise much-needed funds to support the fast-growing number of people in need in our community.

Position Purpose:

300 Blankets is seeking an experienced fundraising manager with excellent networking abilities who will be responsible for building enduring relationships with current and prospective donors / partners across multiple sectors.

The fulfilment of this role will increase the regular (and irregular) financial income of 300 Blankets to ensure it can:

  • Continue to operate its 2x service programs;
  • Maintain its financial reserves;
  • Increase its available funds to support increasing program costs; and
  • Identify alternative and accessible funding streams (currently includes grants, public financial donations and community goods donations).

What you’ll do:

  • Drive the management of our end-to-end supporter experience for financial and in-kind donors.
  • Research, identify and cultivate new, innovative partnership opportunities and build a strong pipeline of future prospects to secure financial and in-kind support.
  • Devise any promotional and fundraising campaigns, in close collaboration with the Marketing Director.
  • Maintain the record of ongoing partnerships/donors.
  • Build and deliver a strong partnership portfolio plan for 300 Blankets
  • Develop with the management team, fundraising targets and monitor, including proposing recommendations regarding the focus of program delivery.
  • Increase our engagement with corporate partners, workplace givers and prospects.
  • Work collaboratively and cohesively with the Grant Writing Team.
  • Write funding proposals and submit these to potential donors.
  • Maintain strong connections to the external market and fundraising community to ensure we maintain best practice, contemporary approaches

Commitment:

Minimum 6 months. 3-4 hours per week

We can offer you:

  • An organisation focused on volunteer wellbeing;
  • An engaging and social team culture;
  • The opportunity to shape, develop and grow an exciting partnership portfolio

Skills/attributes:

  • Passionate about supporting people in our community who are doing it tough.
  • The ability to engage with a range of stakeholders to support organisational objectives.
  • Prior Fundraising experience
  • Sound knowledge of the charity sector.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills as demonstrated by the ability to develop and maintain relationships with people from all levels of business and community.
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills.

Thank you in advance for your interest in this volunteer opportunity.

Please note that we will be reviewing applications until the closing date of 2/6 and will be in touch after that.